Talisman
Bands: YBKGRBYKYKBY · Stripes: LR DB K G R DB LO K LR K DB LO LR DB K G R DB LO K LR K DB LO
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 12 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=4068
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 4068
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 5146
Variants
Other setts woven to the same stripe pattern.
Thread count
DY/4 DB16 K12 N4 K6 DY4 DB4 DR12 G16 K6 DB6 N/4

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #2C2C80 #2C2C80 | B #2A418A | 0.06 |
| DR | #880000 #880000 | R #CC0000 | 0.15 |
| DY | #BC8C00 #BC8C00 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.16 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006100 | 0.02 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| N | #B8B8B8 #B8B8B8 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.17 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Watt (Personal) — ΔT 1.00
- Chattahoochee Commemorative Tartan Tartan Number: 2203. Earliest known date: 1993 The Chatahoochie tartan was conceived by Scottish Borders Enterprize and developed with Lochcarron of Scotland, to signify the spirit of co-operation between Fulton County in Atlanta, Georgia and the Scottish Borders. The red, white and black are the colours of the Atlanta Falcons. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.13
- Chattahoochee River — ΔT 1.13
- Bhutan — ΔT 1.14
- Bowie (Dalgety) Family Tartan Tartan Number: 434. Earliest known date: 1970-80 The name Bowie or Buie is associated with Argyllshire and the islands of Jura, Uist and Bute. The design comes from J. Dalgety, a weaving manufacturer who specializes in tartan. The date of the tartan is assumed. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.15
- North of Scotland Tartan Army — ΔT 1.17
- Dyer — ΔT 1.18
- Festival Celtique de Québec — ΔT 1.19
- Chattahoochee — ΔT 1.19
- Kinloch Anderson Old Dress — ΔT 1.21
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 14313 variants placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (44% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its page.
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